45 Years Ago

The final meeting of the Platte City Study Club for this year will be held May 18, 1978 featuring a...

Jan Wren, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wren, will receive her BA degree in marketing during commencement exercises at...

Five Boy Scouts of Platte City Troop 248 were among the 211 Scouts to become Eagle Scouts in the Spring...

Tracy residents reported some minor damage due to tornado-like winds the evening of April 5. On the fairgrounds property, a...

Rudy Fleshman, cubmaster of Pack 401, Camden point, and assistant scoutmaster Troop 640 recently received his Sachem recognition in the...

Francis E. Murray of Platte City has been appointed by Judge Richard M. Duncan of the U.S. District as bailiff....

The annual Girl Scout father-daughter banquet was held Saturday night at the high school. The “Good Ole Days” theme was...

Mr. and Mrs Charlie L. Knox will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary Feb. 19, 1978 at the Camden Point...

Ethel E. Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Jones of Platte City, was promoted to yeoman first class on...

Miss Grace Ann McLain and Clifford Northern were united in marriage by the Rev. Lester Weeks at the First Christian...

Noble Aring was a Landmark visitor this week and tells us he has received 50-year pins this year from the...

Winter is officially two weeks away but if the past two weeks weather is any indication of what to expect...

At noon Tuesday, Platte County judges Henry Miller and Charles Kutz removed and opened the metal box found embedded in...

Secretary of State Jim Kirkpatrick of Jefferson City and State Sen. Truman Wilson of St. Joseph were in Weston Monday...

Mr. and Mrs. John Hancock returned home Saturday from a two and a half week trip to New York and...

Mrs. Helen Clifton enjoyed a 12-day visit with her son T/Sgt. Charles E. Clifton and family of Glyfada, Greece. Charles...

Monday morning the Callegari Construction Company started putting fencing around the Platte County Courthouse. The northeast corner addition will be...

The Platte County Pirates lost their second game of the season last Friday night to Oak Grove, a tough 3A...

The second annual American Cancer Society Benefit Slow Pitch Softball Tournament was held last weekend in Platte City. This benefit...

Rudy Fleshman, cubmaster of Pack 401, Camden Point, and assistant scoutmaster Troop 640 recently received his Sachem recognition in the...